ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONCTON MOUNTIES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
10/01/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONCTON MOUNTIES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 13835 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Moncton Mounties 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 23 0
Jacksonville Nationals 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 3 X 10 13 1
Pivotal Game 5 Goes to Host Nationals, 10-7
Riding the 3-hit performance of center fielder Eric Cannova, the Jacksonville Nationals stopped the visiting Moncton Mounties, 10-7, in Game 5 of the World Series. Cannova went 3-4 with 3 doubles, while scoring 2 for the Nationals, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 3 games to 2.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Cannova delivered big-time for Jacksonville, stroking a dramatic run-scoring double off Amir Hardnett. The game-changing hit put the Nationals on top, 8-7.

"We are some kind of hot right now," said Cannova.

The next game is set to be played for Friday, October 3rd , 2025 at Mapleton Yards in Moncton.
MONCTON BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Nelson 2B 5 1 4 0 1 0 2 .373 3 15
M. Alexander RF 6 1 1 2 0 2 7 .377 7 24
A. Dixon 1B 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 .394 4 18
D. Shafer LF 6 0 2 1 0 0 4 .378 9 21
R. Miklavcic DH 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 .450 8 26
T. Grossman CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 3 .361 2 19
   a-C. Zimmerman PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
   b-N. Hunt CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Cortes C 5 0 2 2 0 2 5 .200 1 9
O. Kagawa SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 8 .333 12 29
E. Barrera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 1 7
   c-I. Camarillo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .700 1 3
Totals 47 7 23 7 2 6 33      
a - C. Zimmerman pinch hit for T. Grossman in the 8th
b - N. Hunt substituted for C. Zimmerman in the 8th
c - I. Camarillo pinch hit for E. Barrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Dixon 2 (6, 1st Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Miklavcic (8, 2nd Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Grossman 2 (9, 2nd Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off V. Joya, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Shafer (9, 3rd Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Nelson (14, 4th Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Alexander (7, 6th Inning off V. Joya, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Zimmerman (1, 8th Inning off E. Rogers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Nelson 5 , M. Alexander 4 , A. Dixon 6 , D. Shafer 3 , R. Miklavcic 5 , T. Grossman 5 , C. Zimmerman 4 , R. Cortes 2 , O. Kagawa , I. Camarillo
2-out RBI: C. Zimmerman , R. Cortes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alexander , A. Dixon , D. Shafer 2 , O. Kagawa 2
GIDP: M. Alexander , O. Kagawa
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Nelson (1) , E. Barrera (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .433 6 20
M. Higgins 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .455 1 16
B. McFarland 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .448 2 12
D. Skiba 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .359 6 26
A. Motschenbacher RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .375 1 5
C. Tomlinson DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .281 1 11
E. Cannova CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .526 3 15
K. Bates LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .333 0 2
R. Gonzalez C 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .533 0 4
Totals 36 10 13 10 2 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Cannova 3 (12, 3rd Inning off S. Lewandowski, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off S. Lewandowski, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Hardnett, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Skiba 2 (7, 3rd Inning off S. Lewandowski, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off S. Lewandowski, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Johnson (10, 3rd Inning off S. Lewandowski, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Higgins (12, 5th Inning off S. Lewandowski, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gonzalez (1, 8th Inning off A. Hardnett, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 2 , M. Higgins 3 , B. McFarland , D. Skiba 4 , A. Motschenbacher , C. Tomlinson , E. Cannova 6 , R. Gonzalez 3
2-out RBI: C. Tomlinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Johnson , B. McFarland , C. Tomlinson , E. Cannova
Sac Fly: M. Higgins
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Motschenbacher
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-McFarland-Skiba, Skiba-Johnson-Perez)
MONCTON PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lewandowski 4.1 9 7 7 0 4 0 85 7.64   
D. Garcia 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 2.51   
A. Hardnett L (0-1) 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 0 35 12.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lewandowski 21
Batters Faced: S. Lewandowski 22, D. Garcia 6, A. Hardnett 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lewandowski 4-5, D. Garcia 1-3, A. Hardnett 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lewandowski 85-53, D. Garcia 31-20, A. Hardnett 35-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garcia 1-1
WP: S. Lewandowski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez 4.1 9 3 3 2 1 0 80 3.68   
V. Joya 1.2 8 3 3 0 3 1 48 13.50   
E. Rogers W (3-0), BS (1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 26 3.07   
E. Grace SV (6) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 24 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 32
Batters Faced: D. Perez 22, V. Joya 13, E. Rogers 8, E. Grace 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 10-0, V. Joya 1-1, E. Rogers 2-2, E. Grace 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 80-45, V. Joya 48-29, E. Rogers 26-18, E. Grace 24-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Cannova
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 20068
Special Notes: Eric Cannova ties the SC playoff game record for doubles with 3.
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